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Where Were You When
Listen to Post Where Were You WhenMost of us remember vividly where we were on September 11, 2001. In my case, I was in Danbury, Connecticut in the board room at Bristol Technology meeting with their...
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The Hot Dog
Custom image created by Perplexity AI The Hot Dog One day last week, I had lunch with a friend at the Ridgewood Country Club. A menu item caught my attention, the Grilled “Hummel Brothers” Hot Dog $8....
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A Fine Mess
A Fine MessI just finished reading A Fine Mess: A Global Quest for a Simpler, Fair, and more Efficient Tax System by T.R Reid. The book is very well written and delves into what is behind many things...
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The Slide Rule
Technology museum at the corner of my workshop The Slide RuleI just finished reading The Chip: How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution by T.R. Reid. Reid did an enormous...
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When Have We Seen Enough Drug Advertising?
Custom image created by Perplexity AI When Have We Seen Enough Drug Ads on TV?One of the topics I have written numerous magazine articles about and been on-the-air in interviews about has been...
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Advertising
Custom image created by Perplexity AI AdvertisingI am on the road to recovery. Since discharge from the rehabilitation hospital, I have been exercising every day. Either mid-morning or mid-afternoon,...
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Digital Democracy Project
Serving on boards, both corporate and non-profit, is a very rewarding experience. Not financially — but in the sense that you have been able to help with a new idea, or to share an experience that can...
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Quantum Computing
Dr. Mark Hirko, Dr. Paul Wright, Dr. John Patrick at Watson Research 🔊 Listen to Post Quantum ComputingWhat looks like a fancy chandelier in the picture is actually the heart of an IBM quantum...
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Solar
s Solar For as long as I can remember, I have believed the sun would ultimately be our main source of power. The sun is a nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma, roughly 4.6 billion years old, which...
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At Home
A fictitious image created by chatGPT At HomeDuring the last 12 months, I spent 77 days in a hospital. That is enough. I am now home from Encompass Rehabilitation Hospital. It ia advertises as an...
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Heading Home
Heading HomeEncompass Rehabilitation Hospital had estimated I may need 20 days of therapy. After a week, they changed the estimate to 11 days. I will be discharged on Saturday and heading home. The...
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Light at the end of the Tunnel
Note: I use Perplexity, ChatGPT, and Gemini AI chatbots as my research assistants. AI can boost productivity for anyone who creates content. Sometimes I get incorrect data from AI, and when something...
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A Huge Bump in the Road
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Almost Back on the Road to recovery
Almost Back on the Road to RecoveryI got rid of the wheelchair (donated it), got a four-wheeled walker, and headed back to the road to recovery following some major setbacks. The set of problems...
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Silversea Seattle to Miami 2026 Part 1 — copy
Silversea – Seattle to MiamiMay 2026 -Part 1 Silversea – Seattle to MiamiMay 2026 – Part 1 The Cruise is underway. I’ll make some comments on pictures to give you an idea of what is happening....
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Cruise Therapy
Cruise TherapyI have not written for a number of weeks, and during that time I had several medical setbacks. At this point I am stabilized and working hard with physical therapy to regain my strength....
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Another Kind of Bump in the Road
Another Kind of Bump in the RoadThe small but constant hassles of modern healthcare often feel like a second illness: patients juggle forms, portals, prior authorizations, and billing disputes while...
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Another Kind of Bump in the Road to Recovery
Another Kind of Bump in the Road to RecoveryMy bumps in the road up until now have been medical and surgical. My latest bump was on my head. It looked like a goose egg. I had parked the car, got out...
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A Few Pics from Palm Coast
A Few Pics from Palm CoastWe arrived in Palm Coast In the early afternoon, I spent some time unpacking, and then I headed for the hot tub. This is part of my recovery plan. The part I did not plan on...
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